"Mallee residents are tired of political gobbledygook and they are not fools, they are tired of the smoke and mirrors, and tired of being told not to believe their own experiences."

"Australians have every right to ask the Albanese Government why it allows known risks to remain inside critical communications infrastructure relied upon by millions of Australians, emergency services, businesses and transport networks,"

Today, Telstra Chief Executive Officer Vicki Brady and senior Telstra representatives will appear before the Senate Triple Zero inquiry initiated by the Liberal-Nationals Coalition.

Labor promised to put the 'care' back in aged care, but wait lists have blown out and thousands have died waiting for care. The Coalition has moved to put the human care back into aged care, against Labor's opposition.

Older Australians should not be left feeling they cannot remain in their own homes because Labor has shifted much needed funding away from trusted local providers without making sure services will actually continue

TOPICS: Leader of the Opposition comments on One Nation Party, Pauline Hanson reaction, Labor impact on small business and investment, policy development, Coalition record in government, net zero

TOPICS: Telstra outage, CEO response, Triple Zero, transport and business impacts, SA Police investigation, cost of system resilience

“Australians living in regional and remote communities continue to face higher mortality, greater chronic disease burden, reduced access to healthcare and workforce shortages that would be unacceptable in metropolitan Australia.

TOPICS: Telstra outage, emergency calls, ACMA fine, regional disruptions, train delays, contingency planning, Telstra customer impact, service restoration, CEO accountability